Technical Author
UK
The median Technical Author daily rate in the UK is £375 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 478 | 679 | 806 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +201 | +127 | -184 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Author | 108 | 37 | 49 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.061% | 0.055% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.065% | 0.057% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £343 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £350 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £375 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.25% | -9.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £400 | £595 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £553 | £650 | £550 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £368 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | -6.25% | +32.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £39.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £43.00 | - | £40.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | £42.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | - | £44.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | - | £44.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,501 | 57,364 | 85,821 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.55% | 95.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,442 | 40,011 | 60,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,615 | 1,620 | 2,120 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.33 | £15.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.77 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.12% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Technical Author
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Author
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Author.
Technical Author
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Author over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
Technical Author
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Author.
Technical Author
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Author within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +194 | 105 | £375 | -29.58% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +158 | 102 | £368 | -2.00% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +154 | 51 | £600 | +60.00% | 10 |
| East of England | +56 | 41 | £375 | - | 5 |
| South West | +57 | 36 | £511 | -12.75% | 7 |
| North of England | +46 | 9 | £165 | -56.00% | 3 |
| South East | +17 | 9 | £395 | +11.27% | 7 |
| North West | - | 8 | £165 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | +41 | 7 | £360 | -31.43% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +31 | 5 | £550 | +4.76% | 1 |
| London | +98 | 3 | £513 | -8.07% | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £345 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 1 | £400 | +6.67% | 1 |
Technical Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Technical Author contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Technical Author in the job title.
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Technical Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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